What is diverticulitis?

Diverticulitis is swelling (inflammation) of an abnormal pouch (diverticulum) in the intestinal wall. These pouches are usually found in the large intestine (colon). The presence of the pouches themselves is called diverticulosis.

How do members experience diverticulitis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with diverticulitis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for diverticulitis*

*Data from patients with diverticulitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with diverticulitis*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Augmentin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diverticulitis (3)
Treatment

(Cipro)
Perceived effectiveness
for diverticulitis (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
diverticulitis (3)
Treatment

(Flagyl)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
diverticulitis (1)

*Data from patients with diverticulitis, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has diverticulitis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 4
30s 33
40s 118
50s 264
60s 305
70+ 221

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 192
Female 761